Electrical accidents on the job cause nearly ONE worker’s DEATH every day; Each workday a worker is hurt every thirty minutes so severely that he or she requires time off the job!

Electrical injuries consist of four main types:

• Electrocution (fatal)
• Electric shock
• Burns
• Falls caused as a result of contact with electrical energy

Don’t become a statistic! Contact us today to learn more about what we can do to help or to set up a training at your facility (or ours) in any of the following areas:

• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Selection
• Lock Out Tag Out
• Arc Flash Engineering
• Fuse and Surge Control
• Fall Protection
• Test and Measurement Equipment
• Need a different type of training that’s not listed? E-Mail Us!

Help protect yourself and others by learning more about the hazards and explosive power behind an ARC Flash incident by visiting Mersen’s website. You can also find The Nine Steps of Arc Flash Hazard Analysis on their site!

Check out an excerpt from the NFPA (National National Fire Protection Association) DVD:  

Reducing Workplace Electrical Hazards-2009 Edition:

Other helpful resources and documents:

• 120 Volts Can Kill: NYCOSH - NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Fact Sheet
• Basics of Branch Circuit Testing: IDEAL – Fact Sheet
• Carbon Monoxide Protection and Amanda’s Law: Kidde - Featured Article
• CNYCOSH - CNY Council on Occupational Health and Safety - Website
• Dig Safely New York: Call BEFORE You Dig - Website
• Electrical Safety in the Workplace:  ESFI - Electrical Safety Foundation International - Fact Sheet
• Electrical Safety General Information & Standards: OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Website
• Electrical Safety Summary: NYCOSH - NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Fact Sheet
• Energy Management: Eaton’s Website
• City Electric Company Inc. e-Tools link for Arc Flash Calculators, Code Calculators, and more!- Webpage
• Control of Hazardous Energy -Lockout/Tagout: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Website
• NYCOSH - NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Website
• How to Test Your GFCIs :  P&S- Fact Sheet
• Test and Measurement Tools: IDEAL – Featured Article
• Surge Protection: Mersen – Featured Article
• Workplace Safety and Health Topics: Electrical Safety: CDC & National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – (NIOSH) - Website